Blue-Green Amazonite: History and Meaning

Blue-green Amazonite history and meaning

The great unknown in Brazil: Amazonite. Amazonite is a green or blue-green variety of feldspar and has been used as a gemstone for centuries. Amazonite also occurs in other colors.

Amazonite properties and meaning

Despite its green hues supposedly leading to its namesake, the Amazon River, the stone has strangely never been found there. The gemstone was even known in the Old World thousands of years before the discovery of South America and was used by the Egyptians for adornment.

Even today, amazonite is found in various locations around the world, such as Russia, Colorado USA, Canada, Mexico, and Madagascar, to name a few countries.

Amazonite spiritual meaning

Green amazonite brings balance and is a strong protector against negative energy, electromagnetic radiation (such as from cell phones, computers, microwaves), and the harmful effects of environmental pollution. Amazonite also balances mood swings, sadness, worry, and fear.

Zodiac sign amazonite: Virgo.

Amazonite belongs to chakra: four (heart) and five (throat).

Gemological facts about amazonite

Amazonite belongs to the feldspar group, making it a relative of moonstone and sunstone. The stone has a hardness of 6 - 6.5, making it suitable for jewelry. View the amazonite jewelry in the Kiliaan Jewelry collection.